City property owners will see their school taxes increase 3.9% next year, under a balanced budget approved by the Scranton School Board on Monday night.
The district eliminated a $4.1 million budget shortfall through several measures, including delaying interest payments on new debt, adjusting projected health care costs and reducing the number of special education aides employed through outside agencies.
Directors passed the $166.5 million budget with an 8-1 vote, with Director Sean McAndrew dissenting.
The districtâs financial recovery plan calls for raising taxes to the maximum allowed by the state each year. With a tax increase of 3.9%, or 5.4 mills, the owner of a property assessed at $10,000 would pay an additional $54 next year. A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 of assessed property value. The districtâs total millage rate will rise to 143 mills.